In this note we give a precise formulation of “resistance to arbitrary side information” and show that several relaxations of differential privacy imply it. The formulation follows the ideas originally due to Dwork and McSherry, stated implicitly in [4]. This is, to our knowledge, the first place such a formulation appears explicitly. The proof that relaxed definitions (and hence the schemes of...

Using process capability indices to quantify manufacturing process precision (consistency) and performance, is an essential part of implementing any quality improvement program. Most research works for testing the capability indices have focused on using the traditional distribution frequency approaches. Cheng and Spiring [IIE Trans. 21 (1) 97] proposed a Bayesian procedure for assessing proces...

Extraction of lactic acid by emulsion liquid membrane technology (ELM) using n-trioctyl amine (TOA) in n-heptane as carrier within the organic membrane along with sodium carbonate as acceptor phase was optimized by using response surface methodology (RSM). A three level Box-Behnken design was employed for experimental design, analysis of the results and to depict the combined effect of five ind...

Response surface methodology was engaged for the optimization of diverse nutritional and physical parameters for laccase production by Streptomyces chartreusis strain NBRC 12753 in the submerged fermentation process. Screening of production parameters was executed using Plackett–Burman design and the variables with statistically momentous effects on laccase production were recognized. Variables...

Berkleasmium sp. Dzf12, an endophytic fungus from Dioscorea zingiberensis, is a high producer of spirobisnaphthalenes with various bioactivities. The exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced by this fungus also shows excellent antioxidant activity. In this study, the experimental designs based on statistics were employed to evaluate and optimize the medium for EPS production in liquid culture of Berkle...

In the context of learning Bayesian networks from data, very little work has been published on methods for assessing the quality of an induced model. This issue, however, has received a great deal of attention in the statistics literature. In this paper, we take a well-known method from statistics, Efron’s Bootstrap, and examine its applicability for assessing a confidence measure on features o...

Alkaline lipase production by mutant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa MTCC 10,055 was optimized in shake flask batch fermentation using response surface methodology. An empirical model was developed through Box-Behnken experimental design to describe the relationship among tested variables (pH, temperature, castor oil, starch and triton-X-100). The second-order quadratic model determined the op...

Introduction Microarray technology provides a powerful tool for large-scale gene expression measurements. Typical application areas include genomics research, quantitative systems biology, and the more traditional screening for candidate genes. Microarray data are the end product of a fairly intricate experimental process, and adequate analysis must meet the challenge of separating true biologi...